🔐 DevConnect 2025

Securing the Future of Blockchain

We've audited the industry's most critical protocols, built the tools that power secure development, and pioneered the methodologies that define excellence in smart contract security.

Introducing Slither-MCP

We're thrilled to announce Slither-MCP, a new tool that helps augment LLMs with Slither's unmatched static analysis engine. Virtually every use case for LLMs from writing smart contracts to auditing them can benefit from adding Slither-MCP to their toolset.

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Use in Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio --scope user slither -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/trailofbits/slither-mcp slither-mcp

Use in Cursor

sudo ln -s ~/.local/bin/uvx /usr/local/bin/uvx
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slither-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx --from git+https://github.com/trailofbits/slither-mcp slither-mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Latest Blockchain Research & Insights

Stay ahead of emerging threats with cutting-edge research from our security experts.

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Safer Cold Storage on Ethereum

Your exchange's cold storage is only as secure as its weakest assumption. By using smart contract programmability, exchanges can build custody solutions that remain secure even when multisig keys are compromised.

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Implement EIP-7730 Today

The recent $1.5 billion Bybit hack exposed critical blind signing vulnerabilities. We'll demonstrate how dapp developers can protect their users using EIP-7730, which enables hardware wallets to decode transactions into human-readable formats.

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Maturing Beyond Private Key Risk

Private key compromise was responsible for 43% of crypto stolen in 2024. We'll demonstrate how to design protocols that can safely tolerate private key compromise using controls such as multisigs, timelocks, and the principle of least privilege.

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The Custodial Stablecoin Rekt Test

Custodial stablecoins reached $27.6 trillion in transaction volume last year. This post introduces a Rekt Test for custodial stablecoin issuers, offering a set of due diligence questions to help evaluate an issuer's operational resilience.

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Threat Modeling Lessons from the Bybit Hack

The $1.5 billion Bybit hack wasn't due to smart contract flaws but a sophisticated operational security failure. We'll explore specific threat modeling techniques that could have identified these vulnerabilities before they were exploited.

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Improving the State of Cosmos Fuzzing

Cosmos SDK leverages strong fuzz testing extensively, following two approaches: smart fuzzing for low-level code, and dumb fuzzing for high-level simulation. We explain the differences between these approaches and show how we improved Cosmos SDK testing.

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Where to Find Us at DevConnect & DSS

Want to discuss your blockchain security needs in person? We'll be at DevConnect 2025 and the DevConnect Security Summit (DSS) and would love to connect! Whether you're building the next generation of DeFi protocols, exploring innovative Layer 2 solutions, or need expert security guidance, our team is here to help.

DM us on X to schedule a time to chat! We're excited to meet builders and discuss how we can help secure your projects with our comprehensive audits and cutting-edge security tools.

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Trail of Bits at DevConnect 2025

Proven Track Record

We've secured billions in TVL across DeFi's most critical protocols with comprehensive audits that uncover architectural vulnerabilities and subtle logic flaws.

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Industry-Leading Open Source Tools

We build the tools that make blockchain security accessible to everyone.

Our Presentations at DevConnect & DSS

Join us at DevConnect and the DevConnect Security Summit (DSS) for in-depth discussions on smart contract security, tooling, and testing strategies.

Future of Smart Contract Security: Neither Smart Nor Secure?

Ben Samuels
13:00 November 21

Providing Ground Truth for LLM-Based Bug Detection Tools Using Slither MCP

Ben Samuels
10:50 November 21

Beyond "Just Read the Code": Auditing Strategies & Tactics

Nisedo
17:05 November 21

Mutation Testing: Real-World Examples with Slither-Mutate

Guillermo Larregay
TBD Date TBD

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